Baruch

American  

[bair-uhk, buh-rook] / ˈbɛər ək, bəˈruk /

noun

1. Bible. the amanuensis and friend of Jeremiah and nominal author of the book of Baruch in the Apocrypha.

2. Bernard Mannes 1870–1965, U.S. statesman and financier.

3. a first name.

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Baruch British  

/ ˈbɛərʊk, ˈbɑː- /

noun

1. Bible

   1. a disciple of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 32–36)

   2. the book of the Apocrypha said to have been written by him

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Example Sentences

“It is really bleak and desperate,” said Ted Henken, author of books on Cuba and a professor at New York’s Baruch College who regularly travels to the island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Baruch threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Aleeah Barrientos with 36 seconds left in the quarter, but the two-point pass was deflected.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

“The New York economy is doing a little better than expected three or four months ago, but it’s not rosy,” said Edward Malco, professor of finance at Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

Uriel Baruch, 35, was abducted from the Nova festival.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

The window opened onto the world into which he had escaped with Baruch and Balthamos, and where he’d slept safely: the warm endless beach with the fernlike trees behind the dunes.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman